Chicken meat yield per animal in Samoa
Samoa: Chicken meat yield per animal was 0.806 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.806 kilograms per animal
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
172nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.88 kilograms per animal
in 2021
All-time low
0.733 kilograms per animal
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat yield per animal in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.806 kilograms per animal for chicken meat yield per animal in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat yield per animal in Samoa peaked at 0.88 kilograms per animal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.733 kilograms per animal, in 2020.
That places Samoa 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Chicken meat yield per animal in Samoa, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 0.799 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.799 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.799 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.799 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.799 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.799 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.796 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.796 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.783 kilograms per animal | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.795 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.802 kilograms per animal | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.798 kilograms per animal | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.805 kilograms per animal | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.795 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.795 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.824 kilograms per animal | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.733 kilograms per animal | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.88 kilograms per animal | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 0.861 kilograms per animal | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.849 kilograms per animal | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.806 kilograms per animal | -5.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.806 kilograms per animal is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.29 kilograms per animal, 63% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.806 kilograms per animal is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.05 kilograms per animal, 77% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7996 kilograms per animal | 0.799 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7994 kilograms per animal | 0.796 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7993 kilograms per animal | 0.783 kilograms per animal | 0.824 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 0.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8258 kilograms per animal | 0.733 kilograms per animal | 0.88 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 169 East Timor 0.816 kilograms per animal compare
- 170 Equatorial Guinea 0.813 kilograms per animal compare
- 170 Gabon 0.813 kilograms per animal compare
- 173 Laos 0.803 kilograms per animal compare
- 174 Comoros 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 174 Ethiopia 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 174 Lesotho 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 174 Mauritania 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 174 Nauru 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 174 Niger 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
- 174 Somalia 0.8 kilograms per animal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 533.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8249 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat yield per animal in Samoa?
- Chicken meat yield per animal in Samoa was 0.806 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat yield per animal recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.88 kilograms per animal in 2021.
- What is the lowest chicken meat yield per animal recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.733 kilograms per animal in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for chicken meat yield per animal?
- Samoa ranks 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat yield per animal rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat yield per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average meat yield per carcass, measured in kilograms per chicken.